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comparing tax in united kingdom with japan

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	United Kingdom	Japan	Difference in Japan
Gross Income	30,000.00 GBP / 30,000.00 GBP	5,839,360.68 JPY / 30,000.01 GBP	- 0.00 GBP
Tax Due	4,879.28 GBP / 4,879.28 GBP	1,789,073.50 JPY / 9,191.45 GBP	+ 4,312.17 GBP
Net Income	25,120.72 GBP / 25,120.72 GBP	4,050,287.18 JPY / 20,808.55 GBP	- 4,312.17 GBP
Overall Tax Rate	16.3 %	30.6 %	+ 14.30 %.

Figures based upon 1 GBP = 1 GBP.

Figures based upon 1 JPY = 0.00513755 GBP.

In United Kingdom, an income of 30,000.00 GBP / 30,000.00 GBP is more than the lowest average advertised salary of 12,757.00 GBP / 12,757.00 GBP and less than the country's average income of 33,000.00 GBP / 33,000.00 GBP.

In Japan, an income of 5,839,360.68 JPY / 30,000.01 GBP is more than the lowest average advertised salary of 1,530,000.00 JPY / 7,860.45 GBP and more than the country's average income of 5,400,000.00 JPY / 27,742.77 GBP.

Here are how much some common purchases cost in United Kingdom vs Japan:

	United Kingdom	Japan	Difference in Japan
Water Bottle (1.5L)	0.95 GBP / 0.95 GBP	130.33 JPY / 0.67 GBP	- 0.28 GBP
Milk Bottle (1L)	0.90 GBP / 0.90 GBP	183.91 JPY / 0.94 GBP	+ 0.04 GBP
Pint of Beer	3.50 GBP / 3.50 GBP	400.00 JPY / 2.06 GBP	- 1.44 GBP
Bread (500g)	0.98 GBP / 0.98 GBP	195.41 JPY / 1.00 GBP	+ 0.02 GBP
Chicken Breasts (1kg)	5.67 GBP / 5.67 GBP	776.04 JPY / 3.99 GBP	- 1.68 GBP
Petrol UK Gallon	5.68 GBP / 5.68 GBP	645.71 JPY / 3.32 GBP	- 2.36 GBP
Volkswagen Golf or Equivalent	18,000.00 GBP / 18,000.00 GBP	2,534,500.00 JPY / 13,021.12 GBP	- 4,978.88 GBP
Broadband Internet Monthly	30.21 GBP / 30.21 GBP	4,665.89 JPY / 23.97 GBP	- 6.24 GBP
Rent One Bedroom Apt. In City (Monthly)	722.24 GBP / 722.24 GBP	86,722.76 JPY / 445.54 GBP	- 276.70 GBP
Purchase One Bedroom Apt. In City	139,346.55 GBP / 139,346.55 GBP	30,368,158.80 JPY / 156,017.93 GBP	+ 16,671.35 GBP

Part of Europe, United Kingdom covers an area of 241,917 square kilometers.

United Kingdom has a Gross Domestic Product (PPP) of 2,787.74 ($ Billion) from a population of 65,511,098.

A progressive tax system with 3 bands with tax rates from 20% to 45%.

Personal tax-free allowance provided of 12,570 GBP.

Personal allowance is reduced by 1 GBP for every 2 GBP over 100,000 GBP.

Tax bands are as follow:

Below 37700 GBP - 20%

Between 37700 GBP and 125140 GBP - 40%.

Above 125140 GBP - 45%.

Mandatory social security contributions (National Insurance) Class A bands are as follow:

Below 12584 GBP - 0%

Between 12584 GBP and 50284 GBP - 8%.

Above 50284 GBP - 2%.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs.

Source: XE.com (Currency Conversion).

Source: SalaryExplorer.com (Averages from average salaries in major job categories).

Source: Numbeo.com (Cost of living).

Part of Asia, Japan covers an area of 364,503 square kilometers.

Japan has a Gross Domestic Product (PPP) of 4,931.88 ($ Billion) from a population of 126,045,211.

A progressive tax system spread over 7 bands - ranging from 5% to 45%.

Tax bands are as follow:

Below 1950000 JPY - 5%

Between 1950000 JPY and 3300000 JPY - 10%.

Between 3300000 JPY and 6950000 JPY - 20%.

Between 6950000 JPY and 9000000 JPY - 23%.

Between 9000000 JPY and 18000000 JPY - 33%.

Between 18000000 JPY and 400000000 JPY - 40%.

Above 400000000 JPY - 45%.

Residents receive a national and local personal tax exemption this is on a scale from 480,000 JPY.

A surcharge is applicable of 2.1% on the calculated national income tax - set to continue until 2037.

A local inhabitant's income tax is also imposed typically at 10% flat rate on taxable income.

Social insurance premiums in Tokyo charged on gross income are: Health 5%, Welfare and Pension 9.15% (Capped at 7.8M JPY of gross income), Unemployment 0.5%.

Social insurance premiums are tax deductible.

For 2024 there is a one-time tax cut of 30,000 JPY on income tax for people earning less than 18.05 million JPY.

Source: https://www.nta.go.jp/foreign_language/.

Source: XE.com (Currency Conversion).

Source: SalaryExplorer.com (Averages from average salaries in major job categories).

Source: Numbeo.com (Cost of living).

Help

This calculator allows you to calculate income taxes and social contributions equivalent for United Kingdom and Japan and allow comparison between both. You can choose the preferred currency for the input amounts and displayed calculation. For example: If you choose GBP as your preferred currency, then the income entered will be converted to United Kingdom's and Japan's native currencies for the calculation so that correct income equivalent is used. The results will then be shown in the native currencies and GBP.

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